REALISTIC TREES
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This photo shows one of the main trees as well as some shrubs and other vegetation on my layout - Beeches TMD (http://www.freewebs.com/beechestmd/). The copper beech is hand painted on the backscene.
Nature often provides us with ideal materials for making models. The main structure of this tree is the roots from some shrubs that I found in a cleared area in the Pennines - the roots I collected were I believe from cleared rhododendrons (free of charge!!). The finer branches were made with sea moss - small pieces glued to the roots (trunk and main branches) with PVA. This method allows a lot of control over the shape of the tree. The main structure was then painted with acrylics. Sea moss was also used as the basis for several of the shrubs and smaller trees - like the larger one under the bridge. The young silver birch (under the bridge - sorry you can't see it so well) was made with twisted wire.
Back to the main tree - the foliage is flock from Woodland Scenics (Foliage - Medium Green)- stuck on again with PVA. This needs to be added carefully too - small pieces carefully applied and shaped - not big clumps loosely draped over the branches. The finished tree was airbrushed with some acrylics to slightly change the shade of green. Photos or real vegetation quickly reveals the variety of greens in nature. Some fixer was used to keep the foliage in place.
I use photos of real trees as an aid to getting a realstic finished product. Photos for example will show that it is often possible to see right through a tree - the extent varies depending on the species.
These trees were not expensive to make and I'm satisfied that they do look like the real thing.
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Thanks for the compliment! I will not be making any more trees for a while - in the meantime here's the link to the County Gate website.
http://www.009.cd2.com/index.htm
This next link is to the article on the County Gate site about making trees. This is VERY detailed - I think it would be very presumptuous of me to think I could do any better! Very clear and superb model trees.
http://www.009.cd2.com/members/how_to/modelling_plants.htm
Hope this helps - happy New Year too
Paul
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The copper beech is hand painted on the backscene.
………and very nicely, too!
Doug
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"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Phill
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That second link in your 3rd post is just fabulous! I will be following the advice there without fail.
Wayne
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sometimes something comes along that makes all before it a bit redundant. the following link takes you to by far the best model tree's I have ever seen! Scroll down the page for piccies.
HTH
Jim
link - http://stummi.foren-ci…te-v-01-und-05-07-09.html
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Rule 1 - Model what you really see and not what you think you know!
www.p4newstreet.com
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That is truly stunning stuff. :shock::shock:
'Petermac
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His pen-name gives the game away Bob - "Baumbauer" He certainly builds more than trees !!!!As well as the trees if you go on to the following pages you will see this guy at work on other models and he really knows his stuff.
I'm going to look for some snow……………………………..
'Petermac
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Enjoy the snow Peter ;-)Please tell me those are photographs of the real thing Jim - otherwise, I'm going outside into the snow…………………..I may be some time :roll::roll:
That is truly stunning stuff. :shock::shock:
Jim
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Rule 1 - Model what you really see and not what you think you know!
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Rule 1 - Model what you really see and not what you think you know!
www.p4newstreet.com
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The close up of the silver birch with the surrounding branches is far and away the best I have ever seen.
….and as for the sluice gate and water….I give up now.
Gob smacked…:shock:
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Come on Jim, they have to be photoshopped….;-)
The close up of the silver birch with the surrounding branches is far and away the best I have ever seen.
….and as for the sluice gate and water….I give up now.
Gob smacked…:shock:
Dito
The best I have ever seen.
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Thanks Jim… something to aim for… sigh.
Peter…. I don't have any snow… will a baking dry paddock do to wander off into?
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Only if I can leave ours behind and join you !!…………………………………
Peter…. I don't have any snow… will a baking dry paddock do to wander off into?
I want to hibernate between November and March !!!!
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Yup, I'm the same in winter, always a struggle to get up on cold dark mornings, summertime, now I'm up with the sparrow.[user=19]Marty[/user] wrote:Only if I can leave ours behind and join you !!…………………………………
Peter…. I don't have any snow… will a baking dry paddock do to wander off into?
I want to hibernate between November and March !!!!
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Obviously from this thread there are many different methods of making trees, and I suppose the measure is what one is comfortable with.
I think my methods using unravelled cable and teased out Woodlands Scenic materials are as good as any, and a look at my Providence River Branch and the Hintock Branch threads will bear that out.
Two examples follow:-
That from my Providence River Branch, and this from Hintock.
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